stone-cold
/ˌstəʊn ˈkəʊld/ (bre, ipa) · /ˌstəʊn ˈkəʊld/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈstōn-ˈkōld/ (ame, mw) · /ˌstəʊnˈkəʊld/ (bre, ipa) · /ˌstoʊnˈkoʊld/ (ame, ipa)
stone-cold — 形容詞
1. so cold that all the warmth seems to have gone from it.
冰冷的
冷到像已完全失去熱度
so cold that all the warmth seems to have gone from it.
By dinner time, the soup on the stove was stone-cold and oily.
到了晚餐時間，爐上的湯已經冰冷，表面還浮著油。
be + stone-cold for food that has lost heat
Nadia pulled on gloves before touching the stone-cold bike seat.
Nadia 摸那個冰冷的腳踏車座墊前，先戴上了手套。
After the power cut, the classroom felt stone-cold by morning.
停電後，教室到了早上仍然冰冷。
The tea had gone stone-cold while I answered three work calls.
我接了三通工作電話時，茶已經變得冰冷。
文法句型
stone-cold + noun
be + stone-cold
go/feel + stone-cold
用法筆記
Often used for food, drinks, rooms, body parts, and other things that should still feel warm. It is stronger than plain 'cold' and usually points to a complete loss of heat.
常見錯誤
2. showing no sympathy when other people are hurt or in trouble.
冷酷的
對別人痛苦毫不同情
showing no sympathy when other people are hurt or in trouble.
The landlord gave a stone-cold answer when Rosa asked for more time.
Rosa 求房東再寬限一點時間時，房東只給了冷酷的回答。
stone-cold + noun for an unsympathetic response
Jin looked stone-cold as the boy cried beside the broken bike.
男孩在壞掉的腳踏車旁哭時，Jin 看起來依然冷酷。
The online comments stayed stone-cold even after the singer spoke about her illness.
那位歌手說起自己的病情後，網路上的留言仍然很冷酷。
A stone-cold coach ignored Leo's pain and told him to finish the race.
那位冷酷的教練無視 Leo 的疼痛，還叫 Leo 跑完比賽。
- kind
Shows care and warmth toward others.
- sympathetic
Stresses understanding of another person's suffering.
文法句型
stone-cold + noun
look/be + stone-cold
用法筆記
Common with nouns like answer, stare, coach, or comments. It focuses on a lack of sympathy, not simply a calm expression.
3. used before a noun to stress that someone or something is completely that thing.
十足的
放在名詞前，強調完全如此
used before a noun to stress that someone or something is completely that thing.
The story about stolen homework was a stone-cold lie.
那個作業被偷的故事，根本是個十足的謊言。
stone-cold + noun for total emphasis
His excuse about traffic was stone-cold nonsense to everyone in the room.
他拿塞車當藉口，在房裡所有人看來都是十足的胡扯。
The warning email was stone-cold proof that the office knew about the leak.
那封警告信，就是辦公室早就知道外洩這件事的十足證據。
Calling Mei lazy was a stone-cold insult, not a joke.
說 Mei 很懶，是十足的侮辱，不是玩笑。
文法句型
stone-cold + noun
用法筆記
Usually placed before a noun such as lie, nonsense, proof, or insult. Unlike the adverb sense, it intensifies the noun itself rather than an adjective.
常見錯誤
stone-cold — 副詞
1. completely, used to add strong emphasis before an adjective or similar word.
完全
放在形容詞前加強語氣
completely, used to add strong emphasis before an adjective or similar word.
By nine o'clock, the cafe was stone-cold empty.
到了九點，咖啡館完全空了。
stone-cold + adjective for emphasis
After the meeting, Priya was stone-cold certain the plan would fail.
會議結束後，Priya 完全確定這個計畫會失敗。
The old laptop was stone-cold dead after two days in the rain.
那台舊筆電淋了兩天雨後，已經完全沒反應了。
When the school bell rang, the hallway went stone-cold quiet.
學校鐘聲一響，走廊就完全安靜下來。
- completely
Neutral and more common in everyday speech.
- totally
Very close in meaning, but even more conversational.
- absolutely
Works in similar positions but can sound slightly more formal.
文法句型
stone-cold + adjective
feel/be/go + stone-cold + adjective
用法筆記
Placed before adjectives or similar words, especially in informal speech: stone-cold empty, stone-cold certain, stone-cold dead. Unlike adjective sense 3, it does not modify a noun directly.